I looked at Mum and realized -- twang! -- that she was telling an untruth. A big untruth. And I remember thinking… — Christopher Buckley Copy Share Image
When a man really gives up trying to make something out of himself - a saint, or a converted sinner, or a… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
When the Lord Jesus Christ became my surety . . . He went to Calvary's cross, and all my guilt was charged… — Henry Allen Ironside Copy Share Image
I mean, think about [the phrase 'love the sinner, hate the sin.'] Isn't it like saying, 'I love left-handed people but hate… — Alex Sanchez Copy Share Image
God's love is his holiness reaching out to sinners; grace is but the price that his love pays to his holiness; the… — David F. Wells Copy Share Image
People of substance may sin without being exposed for their stolen pleasure; but servants and the poorer sort of women have seldom… — Bernard de Mandeville Copy Share Image
For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself… — John Stott Copy Share Image
One thing I have learned in institutions is not to press hard on the fact that their inmates are, like the rest… — Mary B. Harris Copy Share Image
According to the spirit of this age, the ultimate sin is no longer the failure to honor and thank God but the… — John Piper Copy Share Image
“Confronted by God’s law, the sinner’s rebellious nature finds the forbidden thing more attractive, not because it is inherently attractive, but because… — John F. MacArthur Jr Copy Share Image
Why was Christ so compassionate towards sexual sinners, especially women? Think of the woman caught in adultery. Think of the prostitute who… — Christopher West Copy Share Image
But this is one of the things that makes rap at its best so human. It doesn't force you to pretend to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
If you are penitent, you love. And if you love you are of God. All things are atoned for, all things are… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
Man is indeed lost, but that does not mean that he is nothing. We must resist humanism, but to make a man… — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
In modern day evangelism, this precious doctrine [of regeneration] has been reduced to nothing more than a human decision to raise one's… — Paul Washer Copy Share Image
The vicar, whose name is Reverend Waite, leads us in prayers that all begin with 'O Lord' and end with our somehow… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
“As the Augustinians see it, God opposes sin enough to punish it, but not enough to destroy it altogether; instead of destroying… — Thomas Talbott Copy Share Image
Oh for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his… — Charles Wesley Copy Share Image
“The Christian does not avoid sin to achieve salvation, but rather salvation brings him to a desire not to sin. The closer… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
God has decided the rules of life, whereby you don't trespass on anybody else's rights, and sin is something that upsets the… — Cat Stevens Copy Share Image
The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer Copy Share Image
The Ragamuffin rabble are the unsung assembly of saved sinners who are little in their own sight, conscious of their brokenness and… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Curiously, the righteous Pharisees had little historical impact, save for a brief time in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. But… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
All Presidents start out to run a crusade but after a couple of years they find they are running something less heroic… — Alistair Cooke Copy Share Image
True conviction of sin--how difficult it is, when its appearances and modes of life are so fair, when it twines itself so… — Horace Bushnell Copy Share Image
“Sure I got sins. Ever'body got sins. A sin is somepin you ain't sure about. Them people that's sure about ever'thing an'… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
All the tears of a penitent sinner, should he shed as many as there have fallen drops of rain, since the creation,… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Each religion has got their own way of making you feel like a victim. The Christians say "you are a sinner", and… — Timothy Leary Copy Share Image
We are all trophies of God's grace, some more dramatically than others; Jesus came for the sick and not the well, for… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The Christian's God is a God of metamorphoses. You cast grief into his bosom: you draw thence, peace. You cast in despair:… — Sophie Swetchine Copy Share Image
We may be forced to consume considerable time before the spirit cooperates. For example, God would like to enlarge the scope of… — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
There is great danger, yea, many times most danger, in the smallest sins... Greater sins do sooner startle the soul, and awaken… — Thomas Brooks Copy Share Image
When we begin to understand the concept of Karma we will never ever blame God for anything that happens to us. We… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In essence, sin is all that is in opposition to God. Sin defies God; it violates His character, His law, and His… — Joel Beeke Copy Share Image
You are not called to believe in your love to God, but in God's love to you! Do not argue, 'I cannot… — Octavius Winslow Copy Share Image
To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the philosopher He… — John Gerstner Copy Share Image
The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins, including the sins of the flesh; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
We are not fit for a place in God's family; the idea of his loving and exalting us sinners as he loves… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
Repentance was never yet produced in any man's heart apart from the grace of God. As soon may you expect the leopard… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“I mean, think about [the phrase 'love the sinner, hate the sin.'] Isn't it like saying, 'I love left-handed people but hate that they're left-handed.' Is that really love? Or is that saying, 'I'm willing to love you as I'd like you to be, not as you are'? Either God's love is unconditional or it's…” quote by Alex Sanchez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dbc/alex-sanchez-28999_god-s-love_i-mean-think-about-the-phrase-love-the-s_2682979.jpg)
![“For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man [2 Cor. 5:21]. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be; God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man…” quote by John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d25/john-stott-1926_assertion_for-the-essence-of-sin-is-man-substituti_715800.jpg)
![“Man is indeed lost, but that does not mean that he is nothing. We must resist humanism, but to make a man a zero is not the right way to resist it ... [The] Christian position is that man is made in the image of God and even though he is now a sinner, he can do things that are tremendous - he can…” quote by Francis Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a3b/francis-schaeffer-2607_biblical_man-is-indeed-lost-but-that-does-not-mea_760915.jpg)
![“In modern day evangelism, this precious doctrine [of regeneration] has been reduced to nothing more than a human decision to raise one's hand, walk an aisle, or pray a 'sinner's prayer.' As a result, the majority of Americans believe that they've been 'born again' even though their thoughts…” quote by Paul Washer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4b4/paul-washer-1468_aisle_in-modern-day-evangelism-this-precious-d_218599.jpg)
